
Born near Marshall Township: 13 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, James Samuel Coleman, was born in Bedford, 6 mi away. The best known of them is Gus Grissom, with articles in 54 languages. 400 of the towns in Indiana list at least one person. Not one famous person on record comes from Marshall Township yet.
What stands out about Marshall Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Marshall Township
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



A. B. Guthrie Jr.
1901–1991American novelist, screenwriter, historian, and literary historian



Marie Louise Andrews
1849–1891American short story writer, poet, and journalist



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Marshall Township and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (9)
- James Samuel Coleman: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles D. Walker: NASA/JSC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- A. B. Guthrie Jr.: University of Montana, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald Brashear: Dan4th, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lon Poff: Erich von Stroheim, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marie Louise Andrews: slowking4, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chase Briscoe: NSCRDVA, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alvin Tobias Hert: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Betty Grissom: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons